Millions attend world's second-largest Muslim gathering

Bishwa Ijtema is the second largest annual Islamic gathering in the world. [Mahmud Hossain Opu/Al Jazeera]

Ghazipur, Bangladesh - More than two million people from over 130 countries have taken part in the second-largest Muslim gathering in the world.

The annual Biswa Ijtema ("world congregation") event concluded on Sunday with a mass, collective prayer on the banks of the Turag River, about 35km from the Bangladeshi capital, Dhaka.

Over the three-day gathering, Muslim worshippers listened to scholars reciting and explaining verses from the Quran. It is viewed as an opportunity for Muslims to renew their commitment to Islamic values.